Everything Todd Golden said after Florida basketball's March Madness loss to Iowa

Top-seeded Florida basketball saw its March Madness run come to a close on Saturday, March 22, as the No. 9-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes upset the Gators 73-72. The game didn't lack drama as it featured a chippy tie up in the first half , resulting in a double technical foul against Florida's Alex Condon and Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras, and a game-deciding 3-pointer in the final seconds to lift Iowa to the upset.

The Gators also failed to get a shot up during its final possession , sealing their fate as they watched their quest for back-to-back titles get dashed in Tampa. Here's everything Florida head coach Todd Golden said following the Gators' season-ending loss: Opening statement: "Overall a disappointing result for us tonight, but credit Iowa. I thought they played well, especially in the first half.

Had us on our heels a little bit, and I thought they were physically tougher than us in the first half. And it took a little bit for us to regain our footing and then they got off to a good start in the second half. Really proud of our guys and the way we fought.

Obviously came back and took the lead, got up by as many as — I think we were up three or four at one point late in the second half, and just did a poor job executing on both ends in the last two minutes. I thought, obviously, on the last play, we wanted to take a foul to prevent them from getting off a three, and they got away from us. We weren't able to take it and they knocked it down, so credit to them for that.